Literary Night(s).

Gosh, adrenaline rush much!

This morning I followed Adeline back to school.. The very idea of going back to school to see a bunch of juniors that I didn't know (yet) wasn't really very appealing at (that obscene) 6.30am when I had to wake up.

Neither was the fact that I was going to be alone till 8.30am, in my old school (which by now, has kind of become alienating and different).

Still, I dragged myself out of bed and got showered.

NO REGRETS. (Being very technical, that statement is a foreshadowing of good news, by the way.)

I arrive in school, and as usual, strangers like me turn heads. Both of teachers and students. I decide to go to the canteen and try to get something to eat, but I then decide against it because Pn. Sabina walks by me and hugs me and tells me that she's eternally grateful for my turning up.

I grab a seat at the um, place outside the staffroom (which, by the way, seniors, is nicely air-conditioned now)... The name of that area, sadly, evades my memory. Anyway, teachers pass and mumble random things to me. Ms. Azlina didn't forget to mention how 'voluptuous' I've become, leaving me fiddling nervously wondering how sincere she was. (Apparently, quite, because she even told Hitakshi and Mdm. Yong the same thing a bit later while we were all chatting. HILARIOUS.)

At 7.40 the bell rings, and I mention to Pn. Asimah that there are some ELDS girls at the hall. She panics, and persuades me to run over to the hall and get the girls to attend assembly first, before any sort of rehearsal. I do. My first encounter with the girls, rather pleasant I suppose. They LISTENED to me! Must have been that new shirt.. gave me some sort of authority, maybe? (:

I spend the whole of assembly alternating between standing up for Negaraku and Ikrars and sitting down listening to speeches at that area which I can't name now. I'm lucky I brought Calamity Physics with me to flip through again, and surprisingly time flew by me quick enough. I eavesdropped on several Head Prefect election speeches since the names Sarah Palin and (my very handsome) Barack Obama caught my attention. On hindsight, the same girl who mentioned those names became the Head Prefect 09/10 by vote!

At 8.40 I head over to the hall. More girls are coming down, all giving me weird stares, wondering who I am and why I'm there. Someone asks me if i was the D.O. for ELDS back in Form 5. Of course NOT! But I get hugs and some acknowledgment from the Form Fivers, and that kind of warms my heart. I rush some of them into the hall.

Getting a seat for myself, I then head over to talk to some girls, and then give a short speech on the microphone, telling them how I'm a spectator and how they were going to have to convince me to buy tickets. I even frankly said this

"If you guys suck, I'm not buying tickets for nuts."

Anyway, we begin the rehearsal at 9.15am. I'm jotting down notes as well as taking the timing for Pn. Sabina. By then Hitakshi already made it and gave me my morning sustenance - home made brownies! (:

So we're watching, timing, making friends along the way. I give the girls some comments, etc, and then offer some help, tell some jokes. Some girls glare at me for supporting the teachers' comments, but well, it's all in good showmanship!

What was fun though, was offering my help to Jaishree in acting out her fairy part. Pn. Asimah mentioned how she really had trouble fitting into her character, as her 'bippity boppity boo' apparently turned out a big boo-boo instead, last week. She and I head outside the hall and i give her personal fairy training. It was oddly hypocritical, as I simply can NOT remember acting my fairy part back when we had Gardens. Worse, I actually felt like MYSELF when I was being all faerie-like! xD Even after 4 years, my teachers remember me acting as one of the fairies in Midsummer Night's Dream. Even Ashikin does, actually. I'm the only one who conveniently forgot. Must be ZeZhen's fault I despise fairies so much!

After that, Hitakshi and I walked over to the canteen for some food. The food wasn't all that great, but the PRICES.. HEAVEN. I mean, you feed yourself crazy for RM3! There's nasi lemak, a drink, and other titbits. I had that fishballs-on-a-stick I used to eat every day! We met Pn. Zainon, and had a great chat with her. Hitakshi went to steal the Form Sixers' kuih talam.. and to serve her right, it sucked. xD

We then decide to go on our Santa Claus round! Hitakshi baked brownies, right, so we walk around distributing it to our favourite teachers and writing notes, etc. More teachers hold us up for chats, and we repeat ourselves, mostly. Hitakshi then has to leave for that La-la place in KL, somewhere, so I head over back to the hall.

They're done! But I got to model this pretty, funky hairband a girl self-decorated with colourful ribbons. We actually discussed plausible marketing plans for Mosaics2009 merchandise.. and then Pn. Sabina also decides we need a skull mask for Merchant of Venice!

Shopping, baby!

Haha, not so much shopping, more like scouting around for weird stuff. Off Pn. Sabina, Pn. Asimah and I go to Old Town for lunch and looking around in shops for Halloween masks. We settle for something that looks like Bug-Man would have worn in his days.. two of those, in fact. Then I also buy some Apam Balik for myself, which I haven't had in ages, really.. (Funnily enough I left it in Pn. Sabina's car, she called me to let me know just now, although I already realised after coming home.)

Pn. Sabina sends Pn. Asimah and I home, complaining a lot and 'airing her grouses' along the way. It's funny, but it's also very heart-rending when you hear about the life of a teacher. We students used to take for granted that these teachers are paid to adhere to our silly whims. In fact, they're not paid half of what they deserve for all the shit that they get. PEOPLE, LOVE YOUR TEACHERS! And no, noone paid me to say that! LOL!

When I got back home I gave Pn. Sabina my pink butterfly ring and red-bead necklace just in case they need it for the Full Dress Rehearsal and the actual night. (At time of writing, FDR is to begin in 3 minutes. I want to go. :( ) Oh well. 6 hours in my Alma Mater should suffice for today.

Times like these you wish you never left school. Lit Nite was always one of the greatest events of my school years, and I thoroughly miss the acting, practising, marketing, and making friends. This year, the banner is printed to save time and cost, it seems. I beg to differ, actually. Painting the banner was always an integral part of Lit Nite! It was always the bonding, laughing activity. The highlight of the initial preparations. Oh well, we have to give in to technology, I suppose.

Anyway, to do my girls justice..

Literary Night 2009 - Mosaics
Sister Enda Hall, SMK Assunta PJ
7.30pm till late (including A&W supper)
Semi-formal
RM 15 per ticket

See you there, baby!

On another note, I missed you so much, darling! It feels weird not seeing you on a day other than Saturday.. and even weirder that our parents have been so odd lately.
Tomorrow will be awesome-r, right? :)
Love you!